Packaging Engineer

Packaging Engineer

Manufacturing (consumer products/pharmaceutical manufacturing)

Direct placement; permanent

Reports to:

Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor

Medical, dental, vision, 401k with company match, STD, LTD, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, wellness program with incentives, PTO, and more!

The Packaging Engineer Position is responsible for the development of new primary, secondary and tertiary packaging solutions as well as the design, development, and commercialization of merchandising display concepts. The role leads business support activities and development, testing and validation of sustainable packaging solutions.

• Drives collaboration with peers and cross-functional team members and is accountable for new packaging development tasks and activities.
• Works with supervisor to identify and build opportunities with packaging component suppliers, design firms and research affiliates to develop new primary and secondary packaging options and merchandising display concepts and solutions.
• Supports company short- and long-term sustainable packaging development strategies by identifying and delivering compliant solutions.
• Partners with Operations, QA and Customer Service departments to resolve packaging related production issues.
• Identifies and presents new innovative packaging concepts to supervisor and R&D Department Head.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining packaging specifications and associated processes (SOP’s). Develops CAD drawings in support of specifications as required.
• Responsible for complying with GLP’s, cGMP’s and all company policies and procedures.
• Works collaboratively with cross functional business partners and colleagues to develop, support, manage and execute against all packaging project/program timelines.
• Responsible for hands‑on development and testing (i.e. stability, material performance) of new primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions, printing (labels), shippers, and merchandising display units.
• Works closely with cross‑functional partners, external suppliers, and manufacturing in support of transferring new packaging designs, components, and materials to the production floor.
• Coordinates and manages external testing laboratories to meet timelines/reporting dates.
• Works closely with the company Regulatory Department to maintain global regulatory compliance polymer/resin’s, dyes/pigments, packaging materials, labels, (i.e. heavy metals, dye/pigment migration, processing aids).
• Maintains awareness of global packaging, competitive offerings, and not‑in‑kind packaging trends and opportunities.
• Works closely with supervisor to develop packaging based Intellectual Property as appropriate.
• Responsible for all testing associated with demonstrating and supporting packaging stability/integrity and defining shipping requirements and pallet configurations.

• BS or MS Packaging Engineering
• Minimum 5 to 7 years’ experience working in a like‑industry company with direct hands‑on packaging development and testing experience.
• Working knowledge and experience in a GLP and cGMP environment.
• Hands on experience writing SOP’s, packaging, and finished product specifications.
• Experienced in the design and development of packaging components, labels, material’s, and consumer preferred packaging solutions (e.g. injection molded, extruded, co‑molded, cardboard boxes/cards, flexible packaging, film/paper/foil lamination).
• Demonstrated ability to manage and complete many program assignments and related tasks on time.
• Experience with label adhesive systems (water based, solvent based, hot melt, pressure sensitive).
• Hands on working knowledge of packaging component modeling (e.g. SLA, 3‑D printing, resin).
• Working knowledge of unit and production tool design, development, and validation.
• Hands on experience with CAD, Pro‑E, Creo.
• Preferred experience developing and commercializing merchandising display units.
• Hand‑on, working knowledge of packaging polymers/resins, corrugated‑paperboard, processing aids, resin dyes/pigments, printing inks and processes, and material compatibility testing.
• Preferred experience working with FDA and global…